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Cities throughout the world are struggling with large-scale economic changes and their social effects: immigration, intensified demographic inequalities, multiscalar tensions, and divisive politics revolving around race, ethnicity, gender, and, increasingly, sustainability. The Globalization and Community series offers a social science perspective on the cultural, spatial, economic, and social impacts of the processes of globalization on urban areas. Books in the series feature distinctive theoretical approaches, innovative methodologies, and insightful views on emerging questions of globalization and community.
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Pain Management Basics
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Everyone experiences pain at one point or another. It's often an indication that something is wrong.
Each individual is the best judge of his or her own pain. Feelings of pain can range from mild and occasional to severe and constant.
What Is Acute Pain?
Acute pain begins suddenly and is usually sharp in quality. It serves as a warning of disease or a threat to the body. Acute pain may be caused by many events or circumstances, such as:
- Surgery
- Broken bones
- Dental work
- Burns or cuts
- Labor and childbirth
Acute pain may be mild and last just a moment, or it may be severe and last for weeks or months. In most cases, acute pain does not last longer than six months and it disappears when the underlying cause of pain has been treated or has healed. Unrelieved acute pain, however, may lead to chronic pain.
What Is Chronic Pain?
Chronic pain persists longer than 3 months, often despite the fact that an injury has healed. Pain signals remain active in the nervous system for weeks, months, or years. Physical effects include tense muscles, limited mobility, a lack of energy, and changes in appetite. Emotional effects include depression, anger, anxiety, and fear of re-injury. Such a fear may hinder a person's ability to return to normal work or leisure activities. Common chronic pain complaints include:
- Headache
- Low back pain
- Cancer pain
- Arthritis pain
- Neurogenic pain (pain resulting from damage to nerves)
- Psychogenic pain (pain not due to past disease or injury or any visible sign of damage inside)
Chronic pain may have originated with an initial trauma/injury or infection, or there may be an ongoing cause of pain. However, some people suffer chronic pain in the absence of any past injury or evidence of body damage.
How Is Pain Treated?
Depending upon its severity, pain may be treated in a number of ways. Symptomatic options for the treatment of pain may include one or more of the following:
- Drug treatments such as non-prescription drugs like Aleve, Motrin, and Tylenol or stronger medications such as morphine, codeine, or anesthesia. Other drugs -- like muscle relaxers and some antidepressants -- are also used for pain.
- Nerve blocks (the blocking of a group of nerves with local anesthetics)
- Alternative treatments such as acupuncture, relaxation, and biofeedback
- Electrical stimulation
- Physical therapy
- Surgery
- Psychological counseling
- Behavior modification
Some pain medications are more effective in fighting pain when they are combined with other methods of treatment. You may need to try various methods to maintain maximum pain relief.
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Notice of decision 91-E-00306-B : Claremont School Distict etal vx. Gregg, Judd etal
Claremont (N.H.). School District Board
Order on defendants' order to dismiss
Claremont School District v. Governor
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COLUMBIA — Andrew Belcher, Gerik Parmele and Greg Blakemore are fathers of Parkade Elementary School students. But when they enter Parkade in their yellow and purple T-shirts, they are no longer just fathers, but WATCH D.O.G.S (Dads of Great Students).
The WATCH D.O.G.S. program was launched this school year after Carrie Freeman, Parkade's assistant principal, raised the idea at a spring 2009 PTA meeting. The program brings in fathers, uncles and other men to perform various activities at Parkade throughout the day.
The Web site is found through fathers.com.
If you are interested in participating in WATCH D.O.G.S., contact Parkade Assistant Principal Carrie Freeman at (573) 214-3630 or e-mail her at email@example.com.
"I've had experience with the WATCH D.O.G.S. program at the last school that I was in, and it was a very powerful influence getting those male role models to your school," Freeman said. "I wanted to bring that to our school."
WATCH D.O.G.S. originated in 1998 after a middle school shooting in Jonesboro, Ark. Founder Jim Moore began the program as a way to prevent violence in schools. Today there are more than 1,500 programs active in the United States and New Zealand.
Although Belcher had heard about the WATCH D.O.G.S program, he did not volunteer until after the September PTA meeting. At the meeting, about 200 fathers ate pizza as they watched a video that further explained the program; afterward, they were able to sign up for specific days. PTA president Amy Larson said they would love to have a father at Parkade every day, but it takes some time to figure out the fathers' schedules.
On a recent Thursday, Belcher, proudly wearing his WATCH D.O.G.S. T-shirt, said that when he had arrived for his shift, he was given an itinerary and map of the school. First stop: Tonya Henry's second-grade class, where he corrected students as they practiced writing. Afterward, he helped kindergartners learn about food groups and the food pyramid by making yogurt cups in Kaye Voth's class.
Parmele spent that same morning in Buffy Stapleton's kindergarten class, where he spent time with his daughter and helped the majority of students with rhyming bingo while the teacher worked with individual students. Later, Parmele channeled his inner child as he built leaf piles for Parkade preschoolers to run and jump through.
"It's really fun to get on their level and be a kid again," Parmele said. "And in that way you can kind of relate to them and just be a positive influence with them by interacting and coming alongside them."
At lunchtime, the fathers monitor the lunchroom and then watch the children at recess. But Belcher's favorite part of the day is when he gets to act as a hall monitor.
"This is the cool part that I like — I get a free pass to run the hallway," he said. "You just hang out in the hallway, make sure if somebody's in the hall, (you ask) 'You got a pass, where are you going, everything OK?' I'm not the wicked-witch hall-man, nothing like that, just making sure they are OK."
For both of these fathers, being a positive male influence for the students is only part of the reason they volunteer.
"It makes the kids feel good, and they've got a smile on their face," Belcher said. "It's not about you; it's about the kids."
Belcher said it allows him to see how his children interact with other students and monitor how they are behaving so he knows what to expect when parent-teacher conferences roll around. It also keeps him active in his children's lives and helps their self-esteem knowing that someone cares.
"You know they say it takes a village to raise a child," Belcher said. "You just can't send your child to school and expect the school to raise them and help them and teach them stuff. That's all part of the WATCH D.O.G.S. program. You need to be active and vocal with what is going on with your child."
Parmele's daughter was excited about her dad going to school. "She's been talking about 'When is WATCH D.O.G.S. day?' for weeks ever since the program started," he said, chuckling.
Because he usually drops her off at her grandparents' house before school, Parmele decided to make a big deal out of this day by taking her out to breakfast at Broadway Diner, where they had some extra father-daughter time over French toast. He said that by sitting through her kindergarten class in the morning, it helped broaden his understanding of her school days and become familiar with her friends.
But this day was not just about bonding with his daughter at school.
"Fatherhood is important to me, and so I wanted to be involved in things that are a part of not only being a father, but being a father figure," Parmele said. "So it's heavy on my heart that I want to be a good dad, and that's one of the best things that I can do with my life. And so if I can do something that helps me in a way, and helps other kids, it just seems like the right thing to do."
During Blakemore's lunchtime shift, he helped by bringing students ketchup and silverware and cleaning up their trash. That morning, he spent time in several classrooms helping students write stories, something he hopes to do more often as he thinks about becoming more involved in the classroom.
"I've thought about student teaching, and this would be a good way to decide if I could probably handle the environment, the kids and stuff," Blakemore said.
Although there is informal talk of starting the program in other schools, Parkade is the only Columbia public school that has implemented WATCH D.O.G.S. Larson hopes the program will take off and has been encouraging the Columbia PTA Council to expand the program.
And expansion is also the role of the "top dogs." Each dad acts as a sort of spokesman to keep the momentum and excitement of the program going while sharing it with others in the community.
"I think if it's doing this well already at Parkade, then it can do very well at other schools, too," Larson said. "I think that this can be a really awesome program for Columbia schools."
Although the WATCH D.O.G.S. program is new to Columbia, Freeman sees the effect the program has had on some fathers.
"Sometimes fathers are kind of shy," she said. "But by the end of the day, when they walk into the office, they are carrying their walkie-talkies and standing a little bit taller."


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FAMED AMERICAN SPY Dr. Fredric Rinehart has been credited with developing the first Secret Headquarters in 1932, in the city of Los Angeles. His breakthrough in concealment technology met with suspicion from the local authorities, because of which the project, then known as "SHQ", was shelved. It was suspected that SHQ technology could be used to generateunrest in the city. The original purpose of these hidden facilities is unclear to this day. Some believe, as the government-backed authorities did, that the Secret Headquarters were used as housing facilities for the growing espionage network in Southern California.It wasn't until the early 1940's that the SHQ project resurfaced. The new development team, headed again by Dr. Rinehart, began to re-tool the dated facilities. They found that large portions of the SHQ were in need of serious repair, due to a lack of sufficiently sophisticated long-term storage facilities available at the time the program was shut down. It is estimated that up to 80% of the SHQ was engineered in hidden laboratories, primarily by hand, with the use of rather archaic rudimentary equipment. Construction continued smoothly, when in a strange, and then classified turn of events, Reinhart's endeavors were once again halted. This closure was due to the Doctor's recruitment by the US Armed Forces during World War II. A top secret mission for the United States military pulled him away from what would, in the end, become his greatest achievement. He was mortally wounded July 27th, 1944. We now know that the classified assignment known as: Operation Cobra took place between July 25th and July 30th of that same year. No connection is known to exist between Operation Cobra and SHQ.Despite its originator's demise, the Secret Headquarters project proved to be of some value to the various counter intelligence agencies in the Los Angeles area, and because of this, work on the SHQ continued. A new research team consisting of a number of these local "shadows" was chosen. Originally members of the House of Cards and the Jackal 4, the outfit continued development on the SHQ venture. All efforts finally came to a head with the completion of the main SHQ facility, which was located at 3817 W. Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles. Disguised as various retail shops, the facility went unnoticed for many years, ultimately closing its doors once more in late 1984."Secret Headquarters, never heard of it" was said to have been muttered by one of two questionable individuals that fateful day in June. These two had visions of the SHQ becoming a haven for comic book influenced mischief, and inquired about the leasing of the once hidden facility. After a month of refinishing walls, floors, windows and ceilings, the Secret Headquarters was opened to the general public for the first time ever.
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Oh you're so right. LOCK THEM UP!!11
People are human and make mistakes in life.No one is perfect!
The Devil's In The (Lack Of) Details Of Obama's Gun Control Orders
The state is nothing more than a criminal gang writ large.
You have to be kidding me. The paper directly exposed them to this crime. Tell me...what if someone is murdered as a result of this map? What if there is a rise in crime in neighborhoods with fewer guns as listed on the map? This paper's actions are beyond reckless. Speaking as someone that has dealt with a certain amount of liability case studies (and who has family members that do it for a living), I can tell you such a lawsuit has a very good chance of succeeding.
Malo periculosam, libertatem quam quietam servitutem.
(I prefer the tumult of liberty to the quiet of servitude.)
Most of you guys are to dam arrogant for your own good and have no respect for others with postings like this.
And then there's right to carry... how safe is that? A quick hit to the head and presto! a loaded, unsecured gun. Or a rock through a car window...
Your = the possessive of you, as in, "Your name is Tom, right?" or "What is your name?"
You're = a contraction of YOU + ARE as in, "You are right" --> "You're right."
If a car is stolen and used to commit a crime or injure someone else, should the owner of the car be punished?
No, because there is an actual practical use for a car besides violence or threat of violence (or hunting).
It's rather amusing how our anti-gun "friends" dismiss the valid, practical uses of firearms (defense and hunting) as if these don't really matter or count.
Your casual dismissals of legitimate and practical uses of firearms (such as defense...or hunting) notwithstanding, it is true that this particular use of firearms does involve violence (or the threat of.) Of course this, in and of itself, does not disqualify it as a legitimate and practical use. This violence or threat of violence, by its very definition, is done for the purpose and pursuit of someone's personal (or familial) defense in the face of someone else that has immorally initiated violence (or is threatening to.) If you are unable to distinguish the moral difference between these two actions, you are quite daft (or dishonest.)
So would you never point a gun (or use it) against someone who has done a "grab and run" theft? That's not violence. You're not using your gun to respond to violence. You're using violence to respond to a non-violent act.
Just like someone not paying their taxes might be arrested by an armed officer.
Dumb law would never work in the states.
Only because the paranoid selfish penis envy people wouldn't let it.
Guns don't kill people... Idiots kill people.
And there sure are a hell of a lot of idiots, so we're better off not letting them have guns.
I don't own a firearm, but I don't believe I would do that, no.
Yes, the armed tax officer is initiating (or threatening) violence.
Do you have anything left to say except ad hominems?
That's true, but probably not strictly relevant to the issue, since when it comes to accidental death, idiots manage to kill themselves and others in all kinds of creative ways. The anti-gun control slogans are particularly annoying though, because they are themselves classic examples of intentional logical fallacies.
"Guns don't kill people - people kill" people manages to be an incomplete observation and an irrelevant conclusion. Without stating it, it is clearly predicated on the assumption that it is the person, rather than the gun, who has the intent to kill. Superficially correct, although it ignores that the gun itself is specifically designed to kill - that is the primary design criterion for all light arms. So even if we cannot assign intent to the gun, that is its purpose. It is incomplete, though, because a more reasonable restatement of it would be "Guns don't kill people - people kill people, mostly with guns". Stated in that form, we see evidence of a problem with at least two elements - people with a desire to kill, and the ready availability of an effective mechanism for them to do so; it is an irrelevant conclusion to imply that we should only tackle one element.
Standard problem solving strategy suggest that the most effective way to tackle a problem is to address all its contributing factors, which in this case, of course, means to try to treat and control those people and to attempt to restrict their access to guns. The NRA undoubtedly understand this logic, and, for example, have publicly said that they do not oppose more rigorous background checks, but they are clearly worried that the extent of any measures will significantly impact the bottom line of the gun manufacturers who fund them. They are probably right to worry - not because gun ownership would actually be more restricted for law-abiding citizens, but simply because there might be more checks, more paperwork, stricter storage requirements etc., and the erosion of casual availability would decrease sales to those who only bother to acquire guns because it is currently so easy to do so. And, of course, possible real restrictions on sales of the more lucrative semi-automatic rifles. Money wins this argument, and so we see the depressingly inevitable strategy of intentionally deceptive straw man arguments used to stoke the ancient fears of the rise of dictatorship combined with a (literal) call to arms to protect the 2nd amendment, all in an attempt both to disguise and further the real goal of protecting the gun manufacturers' profits.
And so, for example, we get the spectacularly fatuous "The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is with a good guy with a gun", which, remarkably, packs begging the question (it assumes that the problem starts after he acquired the gun and that he cannot be prevented from getting the gun in the first place), non sequitur (there are clearly many ways to stop such an individual) and straw man (that the intent of gun control is to prevent good guys from having guns) all into one short sentence. It is sad that so many people fall for this nonsense.
Why not round all the "idiots" up - force them under threat of violence, if needed - and put them in a secure location where they can't harm anyone else, tonton?
Don't be ridiculous.
Any other stupid statements that show just how insanely naive you are about the reality of the matter?
tonton, I've noticed that you've started to revert to basically ad hominem "arguments"...attempting to simply dismiss and discredit those with whom you disagree by trying to paint them as extremist, polarizing, radical, etc.
I find this interesting.
This must be an admission of your inability to logically or reasonably counter any of the points made.
I see what you did there. Does your dishonesty have no limit?
How about a law that if a gun is used in a crime after the government has controlled and outlawed them, that the government owes everyone in that zip code a million dollars?
It's against the law and the laws are for our protection. There shouldn't be any crime at that point so the government should pay for its failures.
Why is it that when this same argument is put to people about sex, std's and pregnancy?
I don't look forward to your counterpoint where the government gets to confiscate your penis.
"During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." -George Orwell
You've got it ass-backwards. You aren't arguing to charge the person who commits the crime. You are arguing to charge or at a minimum fine the person who, per you, fails to take enough precautions to prevent the crime. Per your reasoning, women should be fined or charged for failing to prevent their own rape.
You do realize you are blaming the victim of the crime for the crime.
What precautions did the woman do to prevent her rape?
What precautions did the mugged take to prevent the mugger?
What precautions did the African-American youth take to prevent someone from lynching him or calling him a racial slur?
Your reasoning is ridiculous at face value. It has to be trolling. If you applied it to anything besides the areas of your authoritarian interest, then you'd mock and ridicule yourself.
So with all your posts here I presume you are against brandishing assault weapons and large magazine clips.Good for you at least you have a heart and are a logical person with smarts.


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Learn More155% FUNDED! We reached our goal on March 31st, 2014.
Hello LIDAR-Lite Backers!
It's been a little over a month since the last update and a lot has been going on here at PulsedLight World HQ.
Most importantly, we've begun shipping LIDAR-Lite to you, our backers. The first units to go out have been to the "Early Adopters" and "Dennis' Deal" backers and now we're beginning shipments to everyone else.
We've purposely been going slowly with shipments. No, it's not because we want to drive you crazy – which, as we've learned, has been an unintended consequence of this decision. We've been sending the units out cautiously, because if anyone discovered an "unplanned feature" we wanted to be able to respond quickly to correct the problem with as little impact on our backers as possible. So far, this plan has worked out well, and there haven't been any surprises.
We've also updated our website with more technical information, added a GitHub with sample Arduino code and created an online support forum. By going to http://pulsedlight3d.com/technical-stuff-2/ you'll still find the usual technical documents, but now you'll find a link to the PlusedLight GitHub which has been populated with information and code that will help you get up and running faster.
So far, everything that's in the GitHub is based on the Arduino platform, but we are working to include others. So if you have a Raspberry Pi, Beaglebone, Intel Edison or any of the other great microcontrollers that are out there, please feel free to share your LIDAR-Lite code with us. We'd also enjoy hearing from you about how you're using LIDAR-Lite. Send us a video and we'll put it up on our YouTube channel!
Our support forum is up and running and we are looking forward to hearing from you and answering your questions. We've already seen some activity we anticipate that this will develop into a great resource.
All of the changes to our website, the sample code and all the GitHub content have been the result of the incredible work of our latest team member, Austin. He's done some amazing things in a very short period of time and we have heard nothing but positive comments about his code and documentation. Way to go Austin!
As we go proceed through November we will be gradually increasing the number of shipments to our backers. Our goal is to have everyone taken care of in the next 3 to 4 weeks, if not sooner. We still have a lot of units left to ship, but we will work hard to get them to you soon.
Thanks for your continued support!
Hello LIDAR-Lite Backers!
So, the question of the day is, "When will I get my LIDAR-Lite?" You may recall from the last update that we were having supply problems with our housings and made a costly but necessary pivot to ensure that we could begin delivering sensors to you our backers sooner than later.
I'm happy to report that the strategy worked, and we are now putting the final touches on LIDAR-Lite and will begin shipments the week of October 13th. For those of you that suffer from triskaidekaphobia - the fear of the number 13 - fear not! As a backer, this is good news!
We will be sending the sensors out in small batches and spreading out the shipments over the next few weeks. In part this is because yours truly and his trusty band of family and friends will be doing all the final assembly, test and packaging and we can only go so fast…. And in part because of what we've learned from our beta testing; as people receive the sensors and start using them in their projects they may come across an "unplanned new feature" or two…. Obviously, we don't expect that to happen, that's why we did beta testing! But this is a new product and anything is possible. So we think it's better to err on the side of caution and be in a position that, if something does happen, it affects the fewest people and we can respond quickly.
Sequencing of shipments will be as follows: Early Adopters, Dennis' Deal, and then everyone else as quickly as we can get them out. If your address has changed since you backed us, please let us know by sending an email to firstname.lastname@example.com. Everyone will be notified when their shipment goes out and will receive tracking information. If you live in the US most shipments will only take a couple of days from the time you receive your notice. International shipments will take about 10 days. We haven't seen any problems with Customs clearances on any of the international shipments we've done so far, so we expect things to go smoothly for those deliveries.
In preparation for your delivery, you may want to go to the technical section of our website http://pulsedlight3d.com/technical-stuff-2/ and download the manual. There's a lot of good information there! We're also working on having some sample Arduino code posted so that if you're using and Arduino in your project, you'll be able to get started faster.
Other Good News!
We did officially receive our "Laser Product Safety Certification" (that's eye safety to the rest of us) and our consultant at Laser Compliance (who is awesome by the way) informed us that we have a fair amount of headroom in terms of product safety. Yippee!
Since we completed our crowdfunding campaign through Dragon Innovation, the level of interest in LIDAR-Lite and our technology has been amazing. We've also seen demand for LIDAR-Lite far exceeded our wildest expectations. In response to the demand, we're working with our local assembly house and all our suppliers to initiate a second build of LIDAR-Lite in enough quantities to meet demand – we hope. Our goal is to get this production completed and out to distributors by the end of November.
We are also working on a 20m LIDAR-Lite sensor that uses a LED instead of a laser. This will be a lower cost option for projects where long range or a fine beam is not required. Our plan for this product is to have it ready for release in December. As we make progress on this project
Thank you again for all of your support and patience while we've worked to make LIDAR-Lite a reality!
Hello LIDAR-Lite Backers!
Since our last update there has been a lot of activity. We've received all of the boards from our supplier, most of them have been programmed and tested and we have everything else in place to make LIDAR-lite modules – except housings…
When we finally received word from our supplier about delivery it wasn't the news we wanted to hear… Instead of hearing that everything was on schedule, we learned that shipment wouldn't be until late September. That meant deliveries of LIDAR-Lite wouldn't start until early October – and that wasn't acceptable to us.
This meant a major pivot was in order. So we turned to a local source to produce our housings in enough quantities to support the needs of, you, our backers. They were very happy to help us out and we were also fortunate that they had free time on their machines to run the parts for us. We can't thank them enough for their support.
So, production starts this week and we will take delivery on housings as they come off the machines rather than waiting for the full production cycle to complete. This will allow us to do final assembly, test and shipment of units while the housing production continues.
This was not how we had hoped things would go. At the end of the day, it will eventually work, we can use the injection-molded parts for future builds and that means we can deliver those sooner than planned. But, we had a plan and placed a lot of faith in our suppliers to deliver on time. Most of them took extra steps on our behalf because they shared the same excitement that we all have about LIDAR-Lite. And we thank them all for their support – especially our most recent partner for stepping in and saving the day.
An important milestone took place last week. We took delivery of our first batch of 550 completed LIDAR-Lite boards on Friday! Only 950 more to go…
We also received news that the lenses arrived in Portland on Friday and after they are installed in the lens assemblies, they'll be on their way to us.
Housings - We've been told to expect housings "late August". Since it's now officially "late August" we'll remain optimistic that they show up soon.
Once the housings arrive, it'll be "All hands on deck for final assembly, test, packaging and shipping"! We'll be working as quickly as possible to get units to our backers in September, but we'll also be making sure what you get works as advertised. I'll be sending out updates on our progress, and I'm sure we'll all take a moment to celebrate the shipment of our first units before getting back to work!
We've been able to assemble a few of the units with 3D printed housings and lenses we purchased off the shelf from Edmund Optical. They aren't going to work as well as the production units, but they are good enough for testing, putting the final touches on code and sorting out any assembly issues. What's been the performance of these units? Good. We've seen greater than 50m outside, and knowing that these aren't production quality we're encouraged by the performance we're seeing.
At times we are reminded that "hardware is hard", but we know that the pieces are coming together and we continue to make forward progress. We also know that you're out there patiently waiting to do cool things with LIDAR-Lite and that makes all the hard work worth it.
This is what LIDAR-Lite is going to look like when it's finally assembled. A little package of cool technology ready to go into your projects!
I love hearing from all our backers and people that have heard about us from friends or found us online. Questions about applications roll in daily, and I can assure you that almost every application is pretty cool - and if it isn't cool, it's because it's downright awesome!
In addition to all the great feedback, the one question on everyone's mind is, "When will these bad boys ship?"
We've had some challenges securing some components in a timely fashion, but our suppliers have been great and worked with us to get our long lead time items in house much sooner than originally quoted. In one case we saw a 20-week lead-time shrink to 3 – a lot of strings were pulled for that one! The enthusiasm shared by all our suppliers toward our project has been amazing and we have been very appreciative of their support.
I've mentioned before how great our assembly house has been in helping us to resolve manufacturing issues and they continue to impress. They sourced our printed circuit boards, which, in addition to being well within our budget, arrived from fabrication quickly, and they look great! Next on the schedule is board assembly, programming and test. So, we're quite happy with our progress on this front and the great partner we found to work with.
In order to obtain best pricing for optics and housings we've gone offshore. Since our order is for only a few thousand of each, we aren't exactly getting priority placement in the production flow at these factories. Currently, we're being told to expect delivery the 3rd or 4th week of August. Arrgh… This is an unexpected delay, but I'll be closely monitoring the progress on these parts and our local contacts with these factories will also be pushing to get the work done as quickly as possible. If there are any changes in the schedule we'll let you know.
In the meantime, we will be wrapping up the laser safety certification. We're getting down to the last few steps in the process and once those are complete our consultant will submit the document package to the FDA. Since this is more or less a self-certification process, once the FDA has received the package and given us an acknowledgment that everything is in order, we are good to begin shipping. Given the delivery time frame on the housings and optics, this step will be complete well before we are starting deliveries.
So, mostly good news! We are making progress, which at times is not as fast as we would like, but most of the hard stuff has been accomplished and the tasks that remain are not too daunting.
As always, our thanks to every one of you for your support, great ideas and most of all, your patience! Without you there would be no LIDAR-Lite.
This update is meant for those of you that have insatiable curiosity and a need to know how everything works…everything. You know who you are…
We have added a page of technical stuff to the PulsedLight website you can find it under the "Technical Stuff" tab from our home page or by going to this link: http://pulsedlight3d.com/technical-stuff-2/ . (In case you haven't noticed already, we've never been terribly creative when it comes to naming things)
What you're going to find there is the beginning of our repository of information about PulsedLight's technology. Data sheets, operating manuals (yes, the preliminary LIDAR-Lite manual is now available), white papers about applications for LIDAR-Lite technology (as soon as Bob has the time to write them), sample code (soon!) and other cool stuff as we – or you - come across it.
New information will be posted as it becomes available, and we'll be working to make it as informative and helpful as possible. If there's information you'd like to see here, please let us know and we'll do our best to include it.
In the meantime, we're dotting a few "i's" and crossing some "t's" on our production to make sure everything comes together as planned. There will be an update soon on our progress.
While you're waiting for that update, download some of that scintillating reading that's available for you on our site!
Holy Cow! It's June!
Production plans are moving forward with and we're making good progress with the data collection for eye-safety certification. So, we're still feeling pretty good about having deliveries begin in the mid to late July timeframe. As always, we'll keep everyone updated on the status of their orders as we progress.
We're also happy to announce that we'll be adding a couple more distribution partners and as soon as all the details are finalized we'll publish links to their stores. Interest in LIDAR-Lite remains strong and the addition of these companies will allow us to better support our users.
If you'd like to take a peek at the LIDAR-Lite operating manual in its preliminary form we'll be making available online within the week and will let everyone know via Twitter, G+ and through a Dragon Innovation Update where to download a copy. Caution, legal disclaimer ahead… Please keep in mind that the eye-safety information in the manual is not complete and will change!
For those of you who have been following us on G+, or on Twitter, @PulsedLight3d, you may have seen a few tantalizing photo's of our progress with LIDAR-Lite. In case you haven't seen them, here they are!
Up first, is a set of boards from our preproduction build done by our local assembly house SisTech Manufacturing.
In addition to having 2 lines capable of placing up to 24,000 parts per hour (pictured below) they can provide us with turnkey services from component and PCB procurement to shipment of fully assembled and tested LIDAR-Lite units. The team here has been invaluable to us. They've provided guidance to us at every step of the way and assisted us in making sure that LIDAR-Lite can be manufactured with the greatest efficiency and lowest cost. While they aren't as inexpensive as Asia manufacturing, they are very cost competitive and, most importantly, local. We've made it our goal to support our local economy whenever possible and you can't get more local than these guys!
Next, we have a photo of the prototype housing. The unit in the picture was done on our Afinia 3D printer. The ability to prototype housings quickly and test different optical configurations has been a huge timesaver for us. Not to mention the cost savings of being able to do this task in house. Each build of housings would have been $1000 and a couple weeks of waiting if we had chosen more conventional prototyping methods.
I would also like to mention that our optics and housings are coming from another local company Kruger Optical. Well, Tigard Oregon via Sisters Oregon, but that's close enough to count! Since 1998 they have been making optical systems for a lot of different applications, including sporting and tactical products, and we are happy to have them as a partner on LIDAR-Lite. Their engineering support has been great and their ability to source components from a large number of optical suppliers has ensured that we are getting the highest quality optics for the best price.
Now a little history… The photo above on the left demonstrates how far we've come since our founding in 2011. The sensor module on the top was our then state-of-the-art design that had over 150 parts and a maximum range capability of around 1km. The LIDAR-lite module on the bottom of the photo, configured for our crowdfunding campaign, has about 50 components and can range to greater than 60m. With the addition of a more powerful laser, a more sensitive detector, a little different and slightly different optics, the board used in LIDAR-Lite could range to over 1km.
Our friends at 3D Robotics have been hard at work making sure that LIDAR-Lite will be supported by their autopilot systems. The little green circle in the picture above shows a LED based prototype flying on a fixed wing aircraft in Australia. They were testing the performance of our sensor by flying a bunch of different patterns over a variety of terrain and logging the results. General consensus…it worked great and they can't wait for the laser version! Thanks guys for taking LIDAR-Lite for a spin!
Thanks again for all the support! We couldn't do it without you!
I've had a number of people contact me lately and ask, "What's up? How come we haven't heard anything?" Initially I thought, "Gee, I just did an update! Chill!" But then I realized, time flies when you're in a start-up…
There's been a lot going on behind the scenes at PulsedLight since our last update, so let's get to it!
During our meeting with our board assembly house in Bend, they suggested a couple of changes to LIDAR-Lite to make it easier to manufacture. The most important was to go from a completely custom receiver shield to an off-the-shelf design. This part comes on a tape reel and can be placed by an automated assembly machine instead of by hand – a huge cost advantage. Also, if rework is needed to that area of the board, it has a cover that can be removed and replaced easily. To use this part a re-layout that section of the board was needed to make room for the solder pads of the frame, but the cost savings were worth the extra work.
Bob also added a fail-safe circuit to LIDAR-Lite that, under certain conditions, such as someone putting the sensor directly in front of their eye or a single point failure of the hardware, turns off the laser to prevent the possibility of injury.
Since we made a few changes to the design, we have a small build of boards in process to make sure that there are no layout errors or performance issues. Better to learn that now than when we've built a couple thousand! If everything goes well, the next build we do will be our first production run!
Our optics are on order and the housing design is evolving nicely. One thing we forgot to include, I almost hesitate to mention this, was a way to attach the sensor to your projects. We had one of those Duh! Moments when it was pointed out to us… So, back to the drawing board… Fortunately, this is not a long lead-time item!
I'm very happy to report that we've received extremely favorable pricing from Excelitas for the laser we'll be using in LIDAR-Lite. They're very excited by what we're doing and we appreciate their support. This one component had the potential to be the most costly, so we're breathing a sigh of relief that we were able to have such good fortune.
Bob is also busy putting the finishing touches on the code for LIDAR-Lite and as soon as that's complete we can finish putting together the operating manual and application notes. We're anxious to get this information out to everyone so that you can begin your projects!
We were able to get a few prototypes in the hands of the 3D Robotics software developers and they have been working on preliminary code for the 3DR autopilot systems. A couple members of the Arduino group here in Bend also have a prototype and are working on some code that we'll post a link to soon.
Eye-Safety Certification
We met with our eye-safety consultant on April 29th and all I can say is "holy cow!" There is a dizzying array of decisions that needs to be made and a lot of analysis that will need to be done.
Fortunately, the consultant we're using has considerable experience; in fact he's served on many of the committees that wrote the certification standards. So, he knows his way around the process and that, combined with his years of experience, should allow us to get through all the testing and paperwork quickly. Once that's completed, the final report, all 200 pages or so, goes to the FDA. Because the certification is basically a self-declaration by PulsedLight regarding the operating safety of LIDAR-Lite, once it's submitted we're able to begin shipping sensors. It's roughly a 6-week process and we're very happy we're getting an early start on it.
Social Media
I've been working on restructuring our social media presence so that it will be easier for us to manage and easier for you to follow and stay informed on what we're up to!
We'll continue to post updates like this through Dragon Innovation. But, we're also working to expand our presence to other media so that you'll have real time information about our activities.
Our Google+ account has been changed so that it puts all our Google related activities in one place. You only need to know one URL and that will connect you with our latest posts, PulsedLight Community (once it's established – still a to do item) and YouTube video. Please login and follow us there!
We've also added a corporate Twitter account, so if you've been following us on Twitter at @PulsedLight (my personal account), our new corporate account is @PulsedLight3D. Make sure you add our new Twitter feed to your list!
Email notifications and announcements related to LIDAR-Lite shipments and other product announcements will also be coming in the future as well as other news we feel is important to our community.
Maker Faire Bay Area!
Our travel plans have us in the San Francisco Bay Area later in the week prior to Maker Faire and we've decided to spend the weekend and visit with some of the friends we've made along the course of our Crowdfunding program. If you're following us on Twitter or Google+ I'm sure you'll see posts from us at the event! Maybe we'll run into you there too!
Once again, we can't thank you enough for the support you've shown us!
The last couple of days of our campaign were intense. We saw more in contributions in each one of those days than any other single day of the entire campaign. Just when we thought that things were going to slowly wind down, they went stratospheric! Amazing…and it really affirmed for us that we were on the right track.
Needless to say, once it was all over we had to take a moment to recover and reflect…
But now we're rested and hard at work making sure that LIDAR-Lite will be as good as we can make it!
Bob just spent a couple of days going over the design with an engineering consultant to make sure that we haven't missed anything. Other than a couple of little things, Bob had mostly nailed the design and our consultant was very impressed with what he saw!
We feel that it is important that we share with our Backers regular updates on LIDAR-Lite as we move toward production. In addition to posts here in the Dragon Innovation LIDAR-Lite update page, you'll begin to receive emails from us updating you on the latest news. Don't worry! We won't be inundating you with useless information or promoting other stuff. It will just be the facts. We also plan on establishing a community where you'll be able to share your projects with other LIDAR-Lite users, and ask us questions. We'll let you know when it's ready!
And finally, we have great news for anyone that wasn't able to get in on the LIDAR-Lite crowdfunding campaign! 3D Robotics has included LIDAR-Lite in their store. They are now accepting pre-orders, which will ship around the same time as the rest of the units going out to our Backers. If you are a UAV enthusiast this has an added benefit, because they are also developing code that will make integration of LIDAR-Lite into their autopilot systems easy. We are really excited about this partnership!
So, keep an eye on your inbox for more information, and thank you!
Since asking you, our backers, to support a stretch goal of putting a laser in every LIDAR-Lite, the feedback has been 100% unanimous – you want LIDAR-Lite to be Awesome.
Let me share just a couple of the comments we've received;
"I have two units ordered on day 1. Let's go for the whole laser deal. Will wait patiently because I have full confidence. Take your time and do it right!"
"I backed the LIDAR-Lite via Double Vision because this is something I have been wanting for a long time. I personally like the idea about converting the existing system from LED to Laser…. While I can't wait to get my hands on the product (would like to see one up close, wish I lived nearby) but at the same time I know that a great, quality, awesome product requires patience. So in that aspect I can wait... with much anticipation." (Thanks Daniel! We wish you a speedy and full recovery from your surgery.)
Since making the decision you've let all your friends know through your great support of our campaign on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and all of the Blogs and media too numerous to mention. And the response has been great. In just a few days we've seen $5,000 toward our goal come in from new backers. Thank You!
Many have asked, "I backed you for a single unit (or more) and now I want to help you reach your stretch goal. How can I do that?" You've already done a lot simply by backing us in the first place. But, if you really want to do more, here are your choices:
As always, we can't thank everyone enough for his or her support. You've made LIDAR-Lite possible and we know that your continued support will make the laser happen too!
"If you liked it then you should'a put a laser on it!" - Beyonce' (we like to think)
Well, you liked it by fully backing us! And your feedback on the laser question has been great. Here's we've been hearing:
So we're going to put a Stretch Goal out there to make LIDAR-Lite more awesome by putting a laser on it! We figured out how to save a few dollars on the optics side to offset the added cost of a laser. But, adding a laser means that we need to make sure it's eye-safe. And that certification costs money, which means we need to sell a few more units – about $20k worth.
Here's how we're going to reach our goal of $75,000:
So, get out there and spread the word!
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Thanks to all of your support, we reached our funding goal of $53,000 Wednesday morning!
After a little happy dance and an extra shot of espresso in our latte (the champagne will have to wait 'til later) we got to thinking…and now we need your feedback!
We have 7 days left on our campaign and we asked ourselves what could we do that would really drive support for LIDAR-Lite to the next level? And how could we do that so everyone benefits? The answer, in a word was – LASER!
So, Here's how it would work;
1.We replace the LED in LIDAR-Lite with a Laser. This makes the current 1.5° beam shrink to <1/2°. The smaller more collimated beam gives the sensor greater sensitivity and performance.
2.To offset the added cost of the laser we install smaller optics (12.7mm instead of the existing 23mm) into a simpler housing. This makes LIDAR-Lite lighter and smaller, 19mm wide X 20mm tall X 44mm long instead of 30mm wide X 39mm tall X 51mm long.
3.We do eye-safety certification.
What are the benefits of doing this?
Well, it's still a 40m sensor, but now instead of 40m being the maximum range, it will be better than 40m under typical operating conditions. Just to explain; the smaller optics, save money and allow us to install a laser. However, the smaller aperture does reduce the maximum operating range, so it's not the 100m sensor it could be with larger 23mm optics. But, you will get better performance under more operating conditions within the full 40m range window of the sensor. And it gets lighter and smaller to boot!
Sounds good. What's the downside?
We have to do eye-safety certification. This adds cost that we hadn't planned on and also delays delivery of LIDAR-Lite by a month while we wait for the certification process to be completed. We'll also need to raise more money to get this accomplished, but we can do this by simply selling more LIDAR-Lites.
What would the Stretch Goal be?
We would need to sell an additional $20k in LIDAR-Lites to cover the eye-safety certification cost. But if we do, everyone gets a laser in an even more awesome sensor! If we don't reach that goal, everyone still gets an awesome LIDAR-Lite sensor for his or her projects. It's a win-win no matter what!
So, should we do it?
It's a pretty ambitious goal to achieve in a short period of time. You tell us. Do you want more awesomeness? Are you willing to wait "just-a-little-longer" for LIDAR-Lite? And most importantly, are you willing to hit your networks hard to help us? Let us know by placing your vote by emailing us or posting in the discussion!
The Google+ Hangout on LIDAR-Lite was a HUGE success! We saw a big spike in support during the Hangout and the hours following. We jumped to over 80% funded in an amazingly short time.
Even my Nephew (who could have probably just asked me for a LIDAR-Lite – I mean, jeez, he's family after all) was so impressed by the Hangout, he jumped on over to the Dragon Innovation site and bought one!
We are also noticing that the demand for the "Double Vision" incentive is so overwhelming we're almost sold out…again. Since this has become our most popular incentive, we've decided to make it UNLIMITED! So tell everyone that they can still get in on the action.
If you want to catch our Hangout again or you've binge-watched your way through all your favorites on Netflix and are looking for some new content, you can catch it below, or on YouTube:
In the last couple of days, we've experienced a surge in support that saw us go from 46% to 57% funding. Holy Cow! As much as I'd like to brag about my skills at social media and marketing, the credit for this recent boost really goes to everyone that posted about us on Google+, Twitter, Facebook, and their blogs.
I'd also like to offer a special mention the good people at Sparkfun for their recent tweets and blog post about our project. I'm sure there was a lot of interest generated as a result of their comments.
As a result of the added interest, we are increasing the availability of "Double-Vision" incentives from 100 to 150.
Thank you, all!
You've read about the technology, seen the pictures and videos - now you'll be able ask the mind behind LIDAR-Lite all those burning technical questions you have!
We're letting Bob take a little time away from his engineering duties here at PulsedLight and make himself available to describe the technology and answer all the technical questions you may have about LIDAR-Lite. (No, that's not Bob in the picture; we just thought a good-looking dog would get your attention…)
Join us at 1100 Pacific, 1400 Eastern, February 26th on our Google Hangout. To learn more about the Event, RSVP, and post questions, visit the event invitation.
We look forward to meeting all of you then!
Last week Bob and I headed to the Photonics West meeting in San Francisco. These trips are always a good time for Bob to connect with colleagues and for both of us to see what's new in the industry.
While we were able to spend a little time walking the show floor seeing some cool things, like a massive Ytterbium Laser System…
…or an incredibly large hunk of optically perfect glass.
We also spent a lot of time talking to our vendors about our LIDAR-Lite project…
Like our optics supplier…
And one of our opto-electronics vendors who seems to be making Bob and offer he can't refuse…
And that's the great thing about shows like this. It puts everyone in one place and makes face-to-face meetings possible without a lot of travel.
What made this year different from previous years was the interest that our LIDAR-Lite project was generating outside of the show.
We spent an afternoon at Romotive the home of Romo, an educational robot that anyone 8 or older can program using an iPhone. Their offices were only a few blocks from the convention center and this is a group of young, energetic, highly creative engineers with some great ideas. We left their offices excited about the prospect of working with them on their projects.
Bob wondering if anyone would notice a Romo missing…
While we don't normally make personal visits to our backers, one in particular was on our list of people to see… Chris Anderson and the team at 3DRobotics have been a great supporter of ours. The 3DR team provided video for our Dragon Innovation site, feedback on sensor functionalities, and has personally backed of our crowdfunding campaign. We also can't forget that early in our campaign Chris told us that we needed to change the name of our product to something more descriptive, like "LIDAR-Lite". We're glad that we listened to him. With that kind of support, how could we could not be in the Bay Area and not extend our thanks in person!
It will be interesting to see where all of this activity takes us, but in the meantime, we need to continue working hard to make our vision a reality and to make sure that everyone that has backed and supported us so far is able to be among the first to get their hands on LIDAR-Lite.
We want to share the early results of our early testing on LIDAR-Lite. The module you see in the below photo (don't let all the wires worry you, they're only for testing) has been tested out to 5m with no optics and ranges to a solid 10m with the simple optic you see mounted in front of the receiver in this photo. That may not sound like much, but the LED's beam at 10 meters is 1 meter square and there's not a lot of energy coming back to the sensor, but we're still detecting plenty of signal. Can't wait to put better optics on it and see what it will do!
Right around this time every year for the last 3 years, Bob and I have hopped in the car and traveled to the Photonics West meeting in San Francisco. It's a great chance for Bob to reconnect with old colleagues as well as see what new in optics and optoelectronics stuff.
If you're an optoelectronic engineer like Bob, this is a geek fest of grand proportions! For me, I get to stand around and nod my head knowingly as the discussions get increasingly more technical.
We'll be meeting with suppliers and customers while we're there and I'll be posting updates here and you can follow our escapades on Twitter @PulsedLight. There may have a surprise or two in store for everyone. Stay tuned…
We passed the 30% funding level on Monday - only 6 days into our campaign! As you can see from the picture, Dallas, PulsedLight's mascot, is simply beside himself with excitement! Everyone else has left the office to go celebrate.... Our thanks to everyone whose support has gotten us this far so fast.
We noticed that a lot of you are going for the "Double Vision" special and we think that this is either because it's just a great deal or, if you're like me, you know you'll blow one up as you begin experimenting with them. Just ask Bob about my track record... This got us thinking that perhaps schools, MakerSpaces, local Maker groups or those that are unusually accident prone would like to order a bunch for their projects.
We are happy to introduce "LIDAR-Palooza"! Make Dallas jump for joy and buy 10 for a per unit price of only $60.
Wow! We are really excited to see the great response from everyone - we passed the 20% funding mark in only 2 days! We want to thank everyone of you for supporting our project. The "Early Adopter" and "Dennis' Deal" specials have sold out, but we still have a lot of the "Double Vision" special left and, of course, plenty of the "LIDAR-Lite 40" to go around.
The buzz on the technical blogs has been strong and generating a lot of interest. A lot people asked if we could provide a spec sheet on LIDAR-Lite and we've pulled together a preliminary spec sheet here. As we get more testing results on the sensor we'll update that data.
Thank you!- The PulsedLight Team
Our co-working friends at TechSpace are tracking progress with this very high tech chart. We appreciate their enthusiastic support.


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i followed the steps all the way but when i get to the system recovery options, under operation systems there is nothing there what do i do
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(8 posts)http://www.howtogeek.com/howto.....ows-vista/ Is this what your following? If not post what it is we try to help but are not clairvoyant:)
I knew you were going to say that.
Then maybe some here are clairvoyant:) Not me though.
yes that is what i was following but when i get to the part where it states to choose and operationg system there is nothing there, the on the bottom it says load driver, so i tried that but i have no clue what driver
it couldnt find an operationg system at all
Try running the repair disc 3 - 5 times.
My suspicion would be that you have no active partition. Check that first. It is either C or the 100MB system partition that has to be active.
Use the bootable CD of Partition Wizard for the inspection (last entry on the webpage). Should there be no active partition, highlight C and make that active. The controls are under the Partition tab > Modify.
The 'active' status you can see (or not) under the heading 'Status'.
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Building on the proven performance and versatility of its 6 Family of tractors for the farm and ranch, as well as government and commercial applications, John Deere has made improvements to the 6D and 6R Series Tractors for 2015. These changes are designed to further enhance the performance and operational capabilities of these popular models across a broad 105 to 215 horsepower range.
The four 6D Series Tractors (6105D, 6115D, 6130D and 6140D) come with two new transmissions: a 12/12 PowrReverser or optional 24/12 PowrReverser Hi/Lo to provide more speeds within each working range. According to Brad Tolbert, marketing manager for 6 Family Tractors for John Deere, these new transmission options allow operators to shift on the fly to match changing field conditions and keep engine RPMs constant for PTO-driven equipment such as rotary cutters and balers.
For 2015, the versatile 6D Series Tractors will continue to be offered with an industry-proven, single fluid Interim Tier 4 engine, which is attractive to grain and livestock producers, as well as to government and municipal customers for roadside and right-of-way maintenance.
John Deere also has made improvements to its 6R Series lineup by adding five extra horsepower to the current 6R models (the 6170R, 6190R, and 6210R) to create three new higher horsepower models – 6175R, 6195R and 6215R – making these tractors even more productive in the field. These higher spec machines feature Final Tier 4-compliant engines with Intelligent Power Management, which automatically provides up to a 40 HP boost when the load calls for it, especially during transport and PTO-driven implements.
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Coach Rodney Watson gave senior Brandon Carr a choice: play second semester this year, or sit out before coming back next season to finish out his eligibility with the University of Southern Indiana men's basketball team.
While waiting before coming back would ensure more minutes, the allure of joining a Top 10 and undefeated team proved the more attractive option for Carr.
So, after regaining his academic standing, Carr is eligible to play tonight when the Eagles (10-0), ranked 10th in the NCAA Division II, host Brevard (5-2) at the PAC Arena. Tipoff is at 7:30.
"He's ready and he's going to play," Watson said. "I just don't know when or where."
That's Watson's new challenge: integrating a player into a rotation that he's already worked to perfect more than a third of the way through the season.
Of course the success USI has enjoyed to this point is a major reason Carr wants to be a part of it.
"It's been kind of tough being with the team every day, practicing and knowing you have to watch," he said. "It can be frustrating because I got to do everything but play in the games."
Now he can, even if he doesn't know how much. Last year Carr started all 34 games, averaging 7.4 points and 5.3 rebounds.
"He is a skilled guy," said USI's first-year head coach. "He's crafty around the basket, he's athletic, he can shoot it with decent range. He really brings a lot to the table and he's a guy I think can go and make a little bit of money playing the game some day."
With five other seniors on the team, Carr would have been one of, if not the, most experienced players returning next season.
"If I play hard and do what I'm supposed to do," he said, "I think it will be a good season for me."
Even if that means making the most of limited opportunity. Before Carr went home to Baltimore for the holiday break, Watson sat down with him and "went over the minutes."
With nine players averaging more than 15 minutes and all 11 averaging at least 12 minutes per game, there aren't many out there.
"You have to be patient," Watson said. "The team has really good chemistry right now, but we're at a point now where we're 0-0, we have 17 games left and you take them one at a time.
"Things could change, you get flu, you get injury and things happen unfortunately, you don't know."
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Bristol Hippodrome
Facade of the Bristol Hippodrome
Address | St Augustine's Parade Bristol UK |
Coordinates | 51°27′11″N 2°35′53″W / 51.4531°N 2.5981°W |
Owner | Ambassador Theatre Group |
Designation | Grade II |
Type | Provincial |
Capacity | 1,951 |
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Opened | 1912 |
Architect | Frank Matcham |
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The Bristol Hippodrome (grid reference ST590729) is a theatre in the centre of Bristol, England with seating on three levels giving a capacity of 1,951. It frequently features West End theatre shows when they tour the UK, as well as regular visits by Welsh National Opera and an annual pantomime.
The theatre was designed by Frank Matcham for Oswald Stoll, and opened on 16 December 1912. It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II listed building.[1] An important feature of the theatre when it opened was a huge water tank at the front of the stage, which could be filled with 100,000 gallons (450,000 litres) of water. Along with the tank was a large protective glass screen which could be raised in order to protect the orchestra and those in the stalls. It also has a dome, which can be opened when necessary; however since air conditioning has been installed it is rarely opened.
The theatre survived World War II, but less than three years after it ended, a fire destroyed the stage, though not the auditorium. The theatre reopened about 10 months later, and there have been no other disasters as severe.
The theatre plays host to many top shows, such as Miss Saigon, Cats, Les Misérables, Blood Brothers and Of Mice and Men. This is due to the size of its stage, which is one of the largest outside London. In addition to large musicals it is also a venue for comedians such as Frankie Boyle, Ricky Tomlinson and Lee Mack, as well as children's shows such as Winnie the Pooh Live. The Bristol Hippodrome has strong links with many shows that frequently appear there, such as the Welsh National Opera.
In 2012, the theatre celebrated its centenary with a show called Thanks for the Memories, staged by amateur groups Bristol Light Opera Club and Bristol Musical Youth Productions.
The theatre has staged a number of premieres including:
- British premiere of Guys and Dolls in 1953
- European premiere The Music Man in 1961
- European premiere of Sail Away in 1962
- British premiere of Jeeves in 1975
- World premiere of Windy City in 1982
- World premiere of The Nutcracker by the English National Ballet in 2002
- World premiere of Mary Poppins in 2004
- ^ "The Hippodrome". Images of England. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
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Imitation (music)
In music, imitation is the repetition of a melody in a polyphonic texture shortly after its first appearance in a different voice, usually at a different pitch. The melody may vary through transposition, inversion, or otherwise, but retain its original character. The intervals and rhythms of an imitation may be exact or modified, imitation occurs at varying distances relative to the first occurrence, and phrases may begin with voices in imitation before they freely go their own ways.
When a phrase recurs exactly as before, it is called strict imitation. A round is thus an example of strict imitation. Repetition is defined as the repetition of a phrase or melody often with variations in key, rhythm, and voice. Imitation helps provide unity to a composition.
Real imitation[:] An imitation with no modifications except for the usual diatonic adjustment of half and whole steps. The exact transposition of a melody at different pitch levels.
—Benward & Saker (2003)[2]
Imitation[:] The repetition of a melody or melodic group in close succession, but in a different voice; the repetition of a melody at a different pitch level in a polyphonic texture.
—Benward & Saker[2]
Imitation[:] The restatement in close succession of melodic figures in different voices in polyphonic textures.
—Benward & Saker (2009)[3]
In counterpoint, imitation occurs in a second voice, usually at a different pitch. Imitative writing was featured heavily in the highly polyphonic compositions of the Renaissance and Baroque eras, although a more improvisatory form of imitation can be found in Arab and Indian vocal music where the instrumentalist may accompany the vocalist in a vocal improvisation with imitation.
In pop music a much clichéd form of imitation consists of a background choir repeating — usually the last notes — of the lead singer's last line. See: fill (music).
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- Sequence (music)
- Canon (music)
- Fugue
- Call and response (music)
- Stretto
- Augmentation (music)
- Diminution
- Retrograde (music)
- ^ Bruce Benward; Marilyn Saker (May 2008). Music in theory and practice. p. 300. ISBN 978-0-07-310188-0.
- ^ a b Benward & Saker (2003), p.361.
- ^ Benward & Saker (2009), p.357.


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